Coronavirus and Cricket
Posted: Fri Mar 13, 2020 11:21 pm
Lots going on today
* Sri Lanka and England postpone their two Test series indefinitely.
*Yesterday the BCCI stated that the India v South Africa series would be played behind closed doors....by today they decided to reschedule the tournament.
*Australia's three games ODIs against New Zealand will be behind closed doors - with one already taken place in that condition. Lockie Ferguson is self-isolating due to a sore throat.
* The Australia's women's team have also postponed their tour of South Africa - with both teams already qualified for the World Cup it will probably be binned off completely.
*The IPL is postponed until April 15 with it likely to be held behind closed doors.
The rest of the PSL will be played behind closed doors with depleted numbers as 14 overseas players and two coaches to return home
* One of the 86 thousand people who attended the T20 Women's World Cup final has tested positive for Corona.
* The continuation of the World Cup Qualification event between Scotland, UAE and America has been pushed back.
*Ireland have withheld judgement on their forthcoming tour of Zimbabwe due to the fact there have yet to be any confirmed cases in Zimbabwe.
^ As of yet there has been no news on the ODI between Pakistan and Bangladesh.
* Surrey, Lancashire, Worcestershire, Somerset, Essex, Hampshire, Warwickshire, Glamorgan and Gloucestershire have all cancelled matches overseas in the next month. Middlesex, Derbyshire and Durham are already abroad and have not stated they are to return whilst Sussex and Kent are both returning from South Africa. Nottinghamshire have also canceleld a warm up game with Northamptonshire due to the fact that they are currently in Singapore.
*The ECB has stated that it has contingency plans for the season to start being played behind closed doors (no jokes please)
* Sri Lanka and England postpone their two Test series indefinitely.
*Yesterday the BCCI stated that the India v South Africa series would be played behind closed doors....by today they decided to reschedule the tournament.
*Australia's three games ODIs against New Zealand will be behind closed doors - with one already taken place in that condition. Lockie Ferguson is self-isolating due to a sore throat.
* The Australia's women's team have also postponed their tour of South Africa - with both teams already qualified for the World Cup it will probably be binned off completely.
*The IPL is postponed until April 15 with it likely to be held behind closed doors.
The rest of the PSL will be played behind closed doors with depleted numbers as 14 overseas players and two coaches to return home
* One of the 86 thousand people who attended the T20 Women's World Cup final has tested positive for Corona.
* The continuation of the World Cup Qualification event between Scotland, UAE and America has been pushed back.
*Ireland have withheld judgement on their forthcoming tour of Zimbabwe due to the fact there have yet to be any confirmed cases in Zimbabwe.
^ As of yet there has been no news on the ODI between Pakistan and Bangladesh.
* Surrey, Lancashire, Worcestershire, Somerset, Essex, Hampshire, Warwickshire, Glamorgan and Gloucestershire have all cancelled matches overseas in the next month. Middlesex, Derbyshire and Durham are already abroad and have not stated they are to return whilst Sussex and Kent are both returning from South Africa. Nottinghamshire have also canceleld a warm up game with Northamptonshire due to the fact that they are currently in Singapore.
*The ECB has stated that it has contingency plans for the season to start being played behind closed doors (no jokes please)